New War News Board To Oversee Canadian Information
Ottawa announces creation of a Wartime Information Board to coordinate war news across departments. Chaired and linked to the war committee, it aims to improve release of information without aiding the enemy and to simplify distribution while preserving departmental newsroom autonomy.
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Ottawa
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Mackenzie King
King
Wll
Iter
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War Committee
Canada
Vining
Tuberculosis Death Rate Rises Across Canada in 1941
The Canadian Tuberculosis Association notes Canada failed to cope with wartime effects and records show deaths increasing from 5700 to 6600 and the rate from 50.6 to 33.1 per 100000. Saskatchewan loses its lowest-rate status as its death rate climbs to 322 from 252 while Ontario reports 292, up from 267.
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Canada
Canadian
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Ontario
PAY GOES ON For Dependents Of Soldiers
Ottawa reports that dependents of soldiers missing after the Dieppe battle will receive assigned pay and dependents allowances for three to six months. If a man is established dead, cases transfer to the pensions commission and pensions are adjusted retroactively. A soldier is not presumed dead until six months missing.
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Dieppe
Ottawa
Dependents’ Allowance Board
Pensions Commission
Prince Maurice of Battenburg Killed in War Record
Prince Maurice Victor Donald of Battenburg, grandson of Queen Victoria, killed on active service in Scotland on October 27, 1914 as a lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps. Buckingham Palace later confirmed he was the royal family’s last casualty in active duty. Sixty-nine prisoners in Ontario were released on special parole to work on farms and in war industries per Superintendent JD Hea.
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London
Prince Maurice Victor Donald of
Victoria
Duke of Kent
Scotland
Prince Maurice
King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Buckingham Palace
Guelph
Ont
Ontario Reformatory
JD. Hea
Still Big Menace From German U Boat Output
German submarine production remains high and the Allies must rely on anti submarine devices to safeguard shipping. Officials say the threat is grave despite heavy air attacks on yards and bases as Germany focuses its entire naval program on U boats and accepts material losses to protect experienced crews.
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Germany
Labor Minister Mitchell Cites Price Control Gains
Winnipeg May report quotes federal Labor Minister Humphrey Mitchell noting price controls since last autumn have limited cost of living increases. In two months since October, the index rose 2.4 points, far less than during the First World War period, with 78 percent of the rise due to beef, potatoes and lamb. He says the cost of living is likely to fall rather than rise in coming months.
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Winnipeg
Humphrey Mitchell
Alberta Sugar Beet Crop in Alberta to Move for Processing
Alberta expects to move 1 042 sugar beets to two processing plants after mid month. Production could reach over 110 million pounds of sugar, about one third of Dominion needs under rationing. The crop, from Alberta's largest beets area, benefits from irrigation and a growth expansion of 4 000 acres.
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Alberta
Lethbridge
Sole Survivor Bear Gunner Thrown Clear In Crash
Flight sergeant Andrew Jack, sole survivor of a Sunderland flying boat crash that killed 14, tells how the craft carried the Duke of Kent to a mission toward Iceland. He wandered three miles, dazed, with burns but survived while others perished. Buy War Savings Certificates.
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London
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Scottish Highlands
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Iceland
Andrew Jack
Price ceiling on magazines and papers lifted
Ottawa announces removal of the wartime overall price ceiling for newspapers magazines and periodicals allowing the press to adjust rates to protect revenues The decision aligns Canadian policy with the United States where many publications already faced changes and some five cent magazines moved to ten cents while US prices varied by region and title.
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Ottawa
Prices and Trade Board
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United States
South
Far West
New York City
Trade Board
German Troops in Norway Reported Replaced by Older Men
Information bureau reports that Montreal notes German forces in Norway are now largely composed of older troops. Young, first class soldiers have been withdrawn and replaced, leaving Norwegians with an impression of low spirits and concern about the future.
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Montreal
Norway
Information Bureau
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